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Banks may be protected from a direct hit, but they have invested in vehicles that include such loans, potentially exposing them to defaults.

With the return of volume and profitability to mortgage lending, it is no surprise that commercial banks are coming back to the market.

Buying a home became slightly more attractive compared to renting in the fourth quarter, as the likelihood of another huge value drop decreased, an index from two Florida universities found.

Terry Wakefield, a technology consultant who helped launch Fannie Mae's mortgage-backed securities business and form Prudential Home Mortgage, has died. He was 70.

The real estate market appears to be recovering in Monroe County, Pa., as home values are up and days on market are down.

Home sales in Lafayette Parish, La., set a record in February and is outpacing the region when it comes to year-over-year growth.

The Mortgage Bankers Association raised its refinance projections for 2020, a move precipitated by an application volume increase of 55.4% from one week earlier.

The North Carolina company will hold onto the loans after the Fed's decision to slash interest rates.

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac coming out of conservatorship and transitioning into public utilities would be the ideal for small mortgage lenders, according to trade-organization representative Robert Zimmer.

Kathy Kraninger was grilled about whether her agency and others were doing enough to cushion consumers from the economic blow of the coronavirus crisis.